Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-24
CITY Trustees,

The City Trustees met in regular session
at 10 A. NJ. yesterday, all the members
present.
For the grading of + street from Fifteenth
to Sixteenth there appeared to be but one
bid, and the awarding of the contract was
continued for one week.
The engineer of the Waterworks reported
29,624, $50 gallons of water pumped during
the week ending May 22d.
City Attorney Hart was instructed to
correspond with the officials of the South
ern Pacific Railway Company relati e to
their repairing the wharves on the river
front, and the filling in of China Slough
The Building Inspectors attention was
directed to the ordinance regulating t. e
hanging of signs over sidewalks.
New BALL GRoUNDs.-It is understood
that the Directors of the Alta Baseball
Club will have a consultation in a few DAYS
with the officers of the railroad company.
relative to the latters fitting up baseball
grounds at one of the proposed stations on
the line OF the Sacramento and Placerville
Railroad, in or near the city, to.which those
who desire to attend games can be con-
veyed by special trains, as they are to the
grounds at Alameda. The accommoda-
tons at Agricultural Park are not what
they lould be, but they cannot be of
~ temporary character, because
Z Movements having to be removed
State Fair. Besides, about one
NDf the men and boys who now at
tend game get in without paying, and
they to great extent constitute the con-
ungent SO fond of making noise and dis
tributing unpleasant remarks.
SMITHS GARDExs.-The Smith Gardens,
that lie outside the levee, north of East
Park, have been entirely destroyed by a
deep covering of hydraulic mining debris.
The California F0,ner, in speaking of these
gardens in their issue of August %, 1857,
said: The Messrs. Smith, proprietors of
the celebrated garden on the American
river that bears their name. sold last year
peaches to the amount of $4,000. The
croakers then said the fruit business is
overdone IN California; next year nothing
will be made by raising fruit But the
experience of this year shows an entirely
different result The Messrs. Smith have
already sold almost $4,000 worth, and
there are still plenty on the trees"
The LATE ELECTION RETURNs.-The Sec
rotary of State has received the returns
from the late election, and announces the
following result: For Amendment No. l,
%, $40 against it, Il 1857. For Amend
ment No. ,, q, $50 ; against ii, 1905. For
Amendment No. 3, 81, 79l against it, a.
l56. No I was defeated by 1201S No.
was defeated by Is, 346 No. was carried
by 1886. The largest vote polled was that
on Amendment No. 81, 947. No returns
were received from Alpine, Del Norte,
Fresno, Mendocino, San Luis 0bispo,
Santa Barbara and Trinity counties. The
vote for Governor in 1886 was 1875, 2S4.
WELDING TRIP.-Jos. P. Wiseman for
merly of this city, and bride Miss Ethel
Germaine, of San Francisco) passed through
on the overland last evening on their we'd
ding tour TO Truckee aud Lake Tahoe.
The couple were married yesterday in st.
Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco, their
immediate friends and relatives only being
present. The happy couple were the recip-
tents Of many presents and hearty con-
CALCULATIONS. Their residence will be in
San Francisco, where the groom is engaged
as business manager of the Post.
THE ENcAMrMENr.-Col Guthrie returned
last evening from Santa Cruz, where he
has been to strange for the eneampment.
Guarantees of 81 900 cash, grounds, water,
electric lights, etc, have been secured from
the citizens. The camp will be near the
beach, where the ball games are held. and
cottages for families Of members and friends
OF the regiment can be had conveniently.
The time will be the latter part of August
most probably.
SENT FOR Two YEARs.-Y esterday, in
Department Two of the Superior Court
Henry Griffin, who was arrested few
weeks ago by. Chief Dillman and Deputy
Sheriff Drew for stealing property from
Mrs. Mesiek's residence, pleaded guilty on
a charge of grand larceny, and Judge Van
Fleet sentenced him to two years impris-
onment in the Folsom Prison.
BRANCH OFFICER. II. Hawley of E.
X. Alsip & Co., leaves this morning for
San Francisco, where he is to locate and
conduct a branch office of the real estate
firm with which he has for many years
been connected in this city. His Office is
to be on Market street, opposite to the Pal
ace Hotel.
LECTURE BY Dr.. FRosT.-Revereud ]. J.
Frost, D. D., will deliver his interesting
and practical lecture entitled The Won
ders of the Yosemite, and How TO Visit the
Yosemite and Have ii Cost Only SIS More
than TO Stay at Home at the N. E.
Church South, tomorrow evening.
Pianos! If you want the best. buy the
Chickering. A fresh shipment of the new
style " X !" upright lust coming in L. X.
Hammer, sole agent, No. $50 street.
80 Piano but the " Mathushek" has the